Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
1 planning record
Estimated value
£567,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£380,000)+49%
- Against CO2 7HB's recent median (£257,000)+121%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
10
Bathrooms
6
Floor area
228 m²
2454 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£567,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£380,000)+49%
- Against CO2 7HB's recent median (£257,000)+121%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Abbeygate Street is modelled from its 228 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 7HB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
228 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2025
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in CO2 7HB
5 sales, median £257,000 (2020–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2020 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Abbeygate Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
12 December 2016Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7HB: £257,000 (2020–2019).
Nearby sales in CO2 7HB
11 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
Sold Aug 2020
£257,00020 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
Sold Apr 2020
£218,00014 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
Sold Apr 2020
£360,00022 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
Sold Dec 2019
£207,00012 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
Sold Sept 2019
£435,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Abbeygate Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Abbeygate Street is a ten-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average.
At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 10 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 49.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms10
- Bathrooms6
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Abbeygate Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 June 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2025from Jun 2015
EPC improved fromE49toC71
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs
Heating controls changed
Windows
SecondaryFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low Energy Lighting
65%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 5 Abbeygate Street, Colchester, CO2 7HB
1decisions14documents4nearby
Flagged:HMO conversion
- Jan 2017HMOAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use from an 8 bedroom residential townhouse, to a 10 bedroom HMO/Share House, using the lounge and dining room as two extrabedrooms.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 162914
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Versus other Abbeygate Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 5 Abbeygate Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,424
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St John's Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John's Green Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary85m
- The Sixth Form College Colchester16 plus544m
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary658m
- Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary865m
Nearest stops
- St John's StreetBus stop93m
- Stanwell StreetBus stop112m
- Osborne StreetBus stop214m
- Head StreetBus stop263m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 7HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Abbeygate Street is modelled from its 228 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 7HB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Abbeygate Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Abbeygate Street was lodged in June 2025 at band C and is valid until June 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Abbeygate Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 38 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 7HB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Abbeygate Street is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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